Fame Recording Studios, Alabama, United States
4.5 (112 reviews) Thursday: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent < 1 hour Ranking #1 in Muscle Shoals Historic Sites
Great tour, very interesting, and a lot of music history here
FAME Music was established in 1959 and has gone on to be the heartbeat of the Muscle Shoals Sound with entities including FAME Publishing, FAME Recording Studios, FAME Records and Muscle Shoals Records. FAME moved to Muscle Shoals in 1961. FAME has worked in the studio with some of the Greatest artists in Rock music history. Artists such as Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, Etta James, Otis Redding, the Osmonds, Jerry Reed, Alabama, Mac Davis, the Gatlin Brothers, Bobbie Gentry and many others. More recently FAME has recorded projects for The Gregg Allman Band, Third Day, Michael McDonald, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Aloe Blacc, Chord Overstreet, Keb Mo, John Paul White, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Matisyahu, Band of Horses, Drive by Truckers, Bettye Lavette, Cyril Neville, the Civil Wars, Anderson East and Jamey Johnson to name a few.
Address
603 Avalon Avenue, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661-2301
Mobile
Website
http://www.fame2.com
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday :
Current local date and time now
Thursday, May 09, 2024, 1:26
User Ratings
4.5 based on (112 reviews)
Reviews
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5sarahsinfo 5:00 PM Jan 2, 2023
Iconic musical destination
This is a do not miss attraction for any music fan. Fame Recording Studios back stage tour was well worth the extra money. Hearing the stories about the who's who that recorded there and learning more about new artists recording was a thrill. You can see photos of Rick Hall and the swampers, and the musical legends who sang and played the instruments still in the studios. An amazing piece of rock/soul music history.
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5Karina C 5:00 PM Feb 21, 2022
Unique Experience
My teen-age sons and I toured the recording studio as a side trip to our long weekend trip to Huntsville. We purposely watched the documentary prior to the tour to get more background about the artists and the studio. Unlike the other reviewers, we thought it was a nice touch that the tour guide is Rick Hall's grandson. Linda Hall was working that day and spoke to our group. Spooner Oldham was helping in the studio and played a tune on one of the instruments! We thought it was a pretty awesome and unique experience!
